"The Eucharist is an encounter with the living God."

Jesus Christ, present in the consecrated bread and wine.

when we receive the holy Eucharist, we encounter Jesus personally,

“Remain in Me, as I remain in you.…

 

＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊     

Genesis 14:18-20

Then Melchizedek,

King of Salem, brought bread and wine; he was a priest of God Most High,

and he blessed Abram saying, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High,

maker of heaven and earth! And blessed be God Most High who has delivered

your enemies into your hands!" And Abram gave him a tenth part of everything.

 

Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 You are a priest forever, in the line of Melchizedek.

 

＊＊＊ 2nd Reading ＊＊＊

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

This is the tradition of the Lord that I received, and, that, in my turn, I have handed on to you;

the Lord Jesus, on the night that he was delivered up, took bread and, after giving thanks, broke it, saying,

"This is my body which is broken for you; do this in memory of me."

In the same manner, taking the cup after the supper, he said, "This cup is the new Covenant, in my blood.

Whenever you drink it, do it in memory of me." So, then,

whenever you eat of this bread and drink from this cup, you are proclaiming the death of the Lord, until he comes.

 

＊＊＊ Gospel ＊＊＊      

Luke 9:11b-17

So he welcomed them, and began speaking about the kingdom of God, curing those who needed healing.

The day was drawing to a close, and the Twelve drew near to tell him, "

Send the crowd away, and let them go into the villages and farms around,

to find lodging and food, for we are here in a lonely place." But Jesus replied,

"You, yourselves, give them something to eat." They answered, "We have only five loaves and two fish.

Do you want us to go and buy food for all this crowd?" for there were about five thousand men.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of fifty."

 

So they made all of them sit down. Jesus then took the five loaves and two fish,

and, raising his eyes to heaven, pronounced a blessing over them; he broke them,

and gave them to the disciples to distribute to the crowd. They ate and everyone had enough;

and when they gathered up what was left, twelve baskets were filled with broken pieces.

 

Lectio Divina

 

Gospel Reflection ：

"The Eucharist is an encounter with the living God."

 

Read: Melchisedek, king and priest, offers bread and wine to God in a sacrifice of thanksgiving.

This foreshadows Christ, the eternal High Priest and King, who offered bread and wine at the Last Supper;

bread and wine that would become his body and blood.

The feeding of the five thousand also foreshadows Christ's feeding us with his very self in the Eucharist.

 

Reflect: The Feast of Corpus Christi reminds us of the deep significance of what we celebrate at Mass each Sunday,

or even every day. The Most Holy Eucharist is an encounter with the living God. We meet Christ himself,

who nourishes us in Word and Sacrament. We listen attentively to what he is saying to us personally

through the Scriptures and we respond with warmth and attention in prayer.

 

As brothers and sisters of Christ in the communion of the Church we share in the same heavenly food:

Christ's body and blood, and then we pause to savour the wonder of this sacrifice through prayer, silence and song.

When we leave, we carry the presence of Christ with us. We are changed by this celebration, all the more so by our prayerful participation.

 

Pray: Spend some quiet time in adoration before the presence of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament.

 

Act: Take part in a Corpus Christi procession today.